KyBook 3 Читалка для книг

4.7
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesKyBook 3 is an e-book reader supporting 10+ formats, annotations, OPDS catalogs and text-to-speech, but with synchronization and user registration issues.

40%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability41%Live project

Actually does

  • E-book reader80% of reviews
  • Text-to-speech15% of reviews
  • OPDS-каталоги (включая Tor Network)5% of reviews
  • Note taking20% of reviews
  • Маркирование текста и закладки15% of reviews
  • Translation5% of reviews
  • Offline-first10% of reviews
  • Dark mode20% of reviews
  • Редактирование метаданных и оглавления5% of reviews
  • Загрузка своих шрифтов5% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Audiobooks
  • Рисованные аннотации (Apple Pencil)
  • Dictionary
  • Cloud sync
  • Data export

Common complaints

  • Sync doesn't work (errors 502/503, broken for years)20% of mentions

    «Sync died five years ago and that's it. Money wins as always... When will they fix sync in the paid version. Eternal error 502 or 503»

  • App does not display books stored on the device10% of mentions

    «The app doesn't show books saved in the phone. The application says there are no books to read»

  • Cannot register or sign into account15% of mentions

    «Cannot register using various methods. Can't register no matter what, it says no connection to gateway»

  • Audiobook player malfunctions (mixes files, cuts out passages)7% of mentions

    «The player mixes files randomly, cuts out audio chunks. You listen to paragraph one and then suddenly you're in the middle of paragraph three»

  • Screenshots show features that don't exist (Google Drive, Yandex.Disk synchronization)7% of mentions

    «The screenshots show synchronization with Yandex Disk and Google Disk, but the app doesn't have this. Developer, update the screenshots, don't mislead people»

What people praise

  • Support for all major book formats (EPUB, PDF, FB2, MOBI, comics)

    «I like that it has everything needed and recognizes all formats in one app»

  • Convenient interface customization (themes, fonts, margin settings)

    «You can upload your own fonts, that's amazing. I customized everything to my liking so I'm as comfortable as possible»

  • High-quality text-to-speech synthesis for audiobook playback

    «I especially like the voice playback of text books, there's still no alternative with decent tts»

  • Convenient word translation directly from book text

    «You can highlight a word or part of the text and get a translation - it's awesome»

  • Minimalist and concise reading interface

    «I like the absence of clutter on screen when reading. Clean design without unnecessary features, and that's good. Conciseness in the interface is nice»

Where to install